GOALDEN SHOT
Amond needs one more strike to become top Irish scorer in FA Cup
today and the ex- Shamrock Rovers million. But the Boro goal is one of and Sligo man moves out on his the best goals I ’ve ever scored so own , l e v e l wit h t h e l i ke s of I ’d pick that one if I was forced to. Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes But they’re like children, they’re all and Mark Hughes. great.”
Premier League Brighton visit “Before I joined Newport they’d Playing, and scoring, against the Rodney Parade tomorrow in the only reached the third round once likes of Spurs, Leicester and City knowledge that Leeds, Leicester in 30 years. Now we’ve been there gave Amond a taste of the very big and Middlesbrough have fallen – minimum – for the fourth season time but the chance to do so prey there to the Amond- inspired in a row since I arrived,” Amond regularly never came his way.
CIARAN O RAGHALLAIGH
Welsh outfit. – for said. the fourth season in a “Sometimes “I think you can it comes get a down to right PADRAIG AMOND is just
The Carlow man scored when row since “There’s I arrived,” been Amond a core group move of off the place, back right of time an FA a lot in this game,” one FA Cup goal away they held Spurs to a draw in 2018 ( right) eight, said. nine, 10 players involved Cup run in but he said. things “Sometimes have to you can get a
from putting Robbie and it was his 88th minute strike “There’s those been years a so core it’s group obviously go your not way. move off the back of an FA Cup run
Keane and Jon Walters in t h a t g a v e P e p G u a r d i o l a’s of eight, just me nine, but 10 it’s players been brilliant. in“In It is 2019, but I things had that have run to go your way.
the shadows.
Manchester City a nervy last few volved mad, in really, those it’s years a weird so it’s experience. against Leicester, “In 2019, Boro I had and that run against minutes Premier a year League later. Brighton obviously “If you not ask just my me friends but it’s and City family and I Leicester, got called Boro into the and City and I got
visit Since Rodney the 2018 Parade third tomorround win been to brilliant. pick a favourite It is mad, goal, rethey’d provisional say called Ireland into squad. the provisional Ireland over row Leeds, in the Amond knowledge has scored that 10 ally, the it’s a Man weird City experience. goal but we lost “If that I was squad. out of contract goals Leeds, for the Leicester club in and 15 cup Midties – “If game. you ask Leicester my friends was and great, then it was maybe a “you’d But I’m have close clubs to 600 professional bringing dlesbrough him have level fallen with prey Walters family game to on pick BBC a prime favourite time. A taking friend a chance games but now I and wasn’t I’m very lucky that and there Keane to the on Amond- 12 as the inspired top scoring goal, sent they’d me say a picture the Man of City the viewing and I was when probably 3pm on worth Saturday comes I ’m Irishman Welsh outfit. in FA Cup history. One goal f but igures we lost and that it was game. about more seven to the out club. there playing this game.”
The Carlow man scored “Leicester was great, it “You do think sometimes when they held Spurs ( inset) was a game on BBC prime if you got the opportunity, to a draw in 2018 and it was time. A friend sent me a pic‘ What could I have done?’. his 88th minute strike that ture of the viewing figures “But I ’m close to 600 progave Pep Guardiola’s Manand it was about seven milfessional games now and I’m chester City a nervy last few lion. very lucky that when 3pm on minutes a year later. “But the Boro goal is one Saturday c omes I ’m out
Since the 2018 third round of the best goals I ’ve ever there playing this game. win over Leeds, Amond has scored so I ’d pick that one if “I ’d love to have played for scored 10 goals for the club I was forced to. But they’re Man United, Liverpool, these in 15 cup ties – bringing him l i ke chi l dren , t hey ’re al l teams, but a lot of people level with Walters and Keane great.” would give their right arm to on 12 as the top scoring P l ay i n g , a n d s c o r i n g , have played as many games
Irishman in FA Cup history. against the likes of Spurs, as me.”
One goal today and the exLei c e st er and City gave
Shamrock Rovers and Sligo Amond a taste of the very man moves out on his own, big time but the chance to level with the likes of Crisdo so regularly never came tiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes his way and he’s yet to play and Mark Hughes. above League Two in British
“Before I joined Newport football. they’d only reached the third “I think it comes down to round once in 30 years. Now right place, right time a lot in we’ve been there – minimum this game,” he said.
PADRAIG AMOND is just one FA Cup goal away from putting Robbie Keane and Jon Walters in the shadows.
MR PROLIFIC Padraig Amond heads in against Spurs and, left, after Leicester
winner